brown lemming vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Lemmus trimucronatus compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown lemming	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lemmus	Heteromys
Species	Lemmus trimucronatus	Heteromys desmarestianus

Evolutionary Relationship

brown lemming and Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

brown lemming

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown lemming	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown lemming

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

brown lemming

The Brown Lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) is a species in the genus Lemmus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.